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it's not the re-elect. even reagan carrying 49 states and 59% of the vote, even he only picked up 15 house seats now, if you turn to the senate, i think the picture is potentially better. again, nine months out, a lot of things could change, but bob kerry bailed out of the nebraska senate race this week. that seat is gone, so now you're at 48. assuming north dakota goes erta should, that gets you to 49. at that point to get to 51 you would have to win two of montana, new mexico, missouri, florida, ohio, and virginia, and scott brown has to be re-elected in massachusetts, and i like our chances. >> a couple of different times i have said that the scariest possible outcome in 2016 would be for the republicans to win the white house, both branches of congress and not bring about any significant change. is that the absurd scenario? >> no, i'm afraid that may be where we're headed if the republicans win, an unwillingness and inability to affect change. when you look at voters -- forget registered voters, forget
it's not the re-elect. even reagan carrying 49 states and 59% of the vote, even he only picked up 15 house seats now, if you turn to the senate, i think the picture is potentially better. again, nine months out, a lot of things could change, but bob kerry bailed out of the nebraska senate race this week. that seat is gone, so now you're at 48. assuming north dakota goes erta should, that gets you to 49. at that point to get to 51 you would have to win two of montana, new mexico, missouri,...
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that is a systematic effort on the part of so many elected officials and so many states stay elected officials to deny and keep people from participating in the democratic process. based on lean and persistent to fight the struggle to get the vote. people die. >> so i have to ask you, sir, why aside from the fact that they don't want people to vote for the current president? >> people trying to keep other people from trying to get elected. they're not just minority. they're seniors, young people, students, they're trying to stale this election before it even take place. >> you support voter -- the voter empowerment act. what would that actually do in practice? >> that act would restate the fact that the vote is precious, almost sacred. that sit the most powerful non-violent instrument that we have in a democratic society. must make it simple and convenient for all of our citizens to be able to participate in the democratic process. >> you say in this book that i'm quoting you, even i who has looked down the barrel of a gun with only my faith to defend me would say that there is a uni
that is a systematic effort on the part of so many elected officials and so many states stay elected officials to deny and keep people from participating in the democratic process. based on lean and persistent to fight the struggle to get the vote. people die. >> so i have to ask you, sir, why aside from the fact that they don't want people to vote for the current president? >> people trying to keep other people from trying to get elected. they're not just minority. they're seniors,...
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many experts here, former chairman of the federal elections commission charged with enforcing the law thought this money under no stretch came under the umbrella of campaign finance law, so the prosecution itself, when it was originally brought, was controversial. then you have the fact that this is obviously a very difficult question for a jury to sort through, and when they were able to sort through on it, they found him not guilty. so you have all of that, plus as we've been discussing this afternoon, the thought that this whole area of funny money and politics has changed so radically since this case was first brought with the birth of super pacs. i guess we have to consider the one counter-veiling point might be this. john edwards ran for president as a democrat. this is a democratic situation. i suppose if the government decides not to retry the case, some people will say, ha ha, because he's a democrat and this is a democratic administration, they won't retry it. they have to think about that and consider it, but there are other factors as well. the whole area of campaign finan
many experts here, former chairman of the federal elections commission charged with enforcing the law thought this money under no stretch came under the umbrella of campaign finance law, so the prosecution itself, when it was originally brought, was controversial. then you have the fact that this is obviously a very difficult question for a jury to sort through, and when they were able to sort through on it, they found him not guilty. so you have all of that, plus as we've been discussing this...
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. >> reporter: what might get passed before the election? nearly a short term spending bill to keep government going past september 30th. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> here is the first look at the other news around the country. in nebraska, four masked men armed with an ak .47 took over a minimarket. they dragged a clerk across the floor and forced her to hand over money. they are in and out of the store in 90 seconds. >>> in california, video shows a 70-year-old woman getting carjacked in a parking lot, then run down by her own suv with her attacker behind the wheel. the woman recovered from the injuries. >>> in north carolina, it's hard to believe but authorities say that's a u.s. marine on the left viciously attacking a taxi driver. he's accused of beating and attacking the driver. he's expected to be arrested. >>> on a far, far less serious note in georgia, a legal battle brewing over a pink dollhouse. the homeowners association is suing because it irritates neighbors. the grandmother will fight to keep the pink. tod
. >> reporter: what might get passed before the election? nearly a short term spending bill to keep government going past september 30th. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, capitol hill. >>> here is the first look at the other news around the country. in nebraska, four masked men armed with an ak .47 took over a minimarket. they dragged a clerk across the floor and forced her to hand over money. they are in and out of the store in 90 seconds. >>> in california, video shows...
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elections matter. think of the events of the last 12 years and try to convince yourself that they don't. >> the boss is right and that's why i'm here, voter engagement tour. we are working across the state to clear the confusion. they are only 19 days to go. they will keep trying to confuse but we won't let them. billboards here telling latinos you need i.d. and in other states we must confront confusion distortions and voter suppression methods wherever we find it, not just to protect our candidates, whoever they may be. but to protect everyone's right to vote, whether they vote your way, my way, every vote must be protected and every vote is the american way and we must, in these 19 days, make sure we do that above and beyond all questions. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> binders full of women. let's play "hardball." ♪ >> good evening. i'm chris matthews in new york. it's an amazing thing how many politicians forget or choose to forget that most voters are wom
elections matter. think of the events of the last 12 years and try to convince yourself that they don't. >> the boss is right and that's why i'm here, voter engagement tour. we are working across the state to clear the confusion. they are only 19 days to go. they will keep trying to confuse but we won't let them. billboards here telling latinos you need i.d. and in other states we must confront confusion distortions and voter suppression methods wherever we find it, not just to protect...
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stole the election. that's why obama won. half the republicans say democrats are engaged in voter fraud. ron, i'm far more fascinated by the fact that all these republicans believe that a.c.o.r.n. -- how can you put your signature to that? how can somebody say to that openly on the telephone, well, i think a.c.o.r.n. did it? >> because they hear it on fox news. that's why. fox news beats the drum about this kind of stuff and that's all these people listen to. they live in this bubble. >> i think they misheard it and they thought a unicorn stole the election. >> i mean a.c.o.r.n. they don't have a nickel to rub against another nickel and they're running the country. thai dana and ron. i think we caught the spirit of this nonsense. up next, one of the most popular guests we've ever had on "hardball" barney frank joins us as we prepared to leaves the country. barney has been around a long time. i thought efforts the new guy. this is "hardball," the place for politics. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] shift the balance of power decisiv
stole the election. that's why obama won. half the republicans say democrats are engaged in voter fraud. ron, i'm far more fascinated by the fact that all these republicans believe that a.c.o.r.n. -- how can you put your signature to that? how can somebody say to that openly on the telephone, well, i think a.c.o.r.n. did it? >> because they hear it on fox news. that's why. fox news beats the drum about this kind of stuff and that's all these people listen to. they live in this bubble....
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on trial today at the supreme court, how is could be the decisive factor in the 2012 election. plus, newt saying he's dropping out. we forgot he was still in it. we'll bring you the highlights and lowlights from the gingrich campaign. and the reviews are in from president obama's appearance on "late night with jimmy fallon." >> i'm president barack obama, eni too -- and i too want to slow jam the news. >> oh yeah, you should listen to the president, or as i call him -- >> of course, today we're seeing the predictable phoney reaction from the right. you're watching "politicsnation" on msnbc. does any mother ever feel like their kids are adults? i have twins, 21 years old. each kid has their own path. they grow up, and they're out having their life. i really started to talk to them about the things that are important that they have to take ownership over. my name's colleen stiles, and my kids and i did our wills on legalzoom. [ shapiro ] we created legalzoom to help you take care of the ones you love. go to legalzoom.com today and complete your will in minutes. at legalzoom.com,
on trial today at the supreme court, how is could be the decisive factor in the 2012 election. plus, newt saying he's dropping out. we forgot he was still in it. we'll bring you the highlights and lowlights from the gingrich campaign. and the reviews are in from president obama's appearance on "late night with jimmy fallon." >> i'm president barack obama, eni too -- and i too want to slow jam the news. >> oh yeah, you should listen to the president, or as i call him --...
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elections matter. think of the events of the last 12 years and try to convince yourself that they don't. >> the boss is right and that's why i'm here, voter engagement tour. we are working across the state to clear the confusion. they are only 19 days to go. they will keep trying to confuse but we won't let them. billboards here telling latinos you need i.d. and in other states we must confront confusion distortions and voter suppression methods wherever we find it, not just
elections matter. think of the events of the last 12 years and try to convince yourself that they don't. >> the boss is right and that's why i'm here, voter engagement tour. we are working across the state to clear the confusion. they are only 19 days to go. they will keep trying to confuse but we won't let them. billboards here telling latinos you need i.d. and in other states we must confront confusion distortions and voter suppression methods wherever we find it, not just
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only $2500 per election so $5,000 per candidate. and there are prohibitions on who can give money to the candidates. unions are not permitted to make contributions. that's been the law for more than 40 years and it still is. they're about to spend their own money independently of the campaign if they want to but they can't make contributions. presidential candidates raise money at the national level. there are a loft of wealthy individuals who support them. so the obama campaign stands out in that respect a little bit. the caller is making another point which is that the money in this race this year has been much more focused in many respects on a small number of individual people. the attention in this spending is focused on a small number of people who have contributed hundreds of millions of dollars to the process. i think the number that gets you to a majority of the money -- about 60% of the outside money has been raced from about 200 individuals. so the number of people you could fit on an airplane have been an important group
only $2500 per election so $5,000 per candidate. and there are prohibitions on who can give money to the candidates. unions are not permitted to make contributions. that's been the law for more than 40 years and it still is. they're about to spend their own money independently of the campaign if they want to but they can't make contributions. presidential candidates raise money at the national level. there are a loft of wealthy individuals who support them. so the obama campaign stands out in...
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. >>> almost four months to go before november's elections. new poll numbers show president obama expand pd his lead over his republican rival mitt romney. if the election were held today a new reuters ipsos poll shows president obama leads mitt romney among registered voters 49% to 43%. the president has a slim one-point lead over his opponent in the same poll back in june. >>> the president's improved standing appears to be fueled by americans slightly more optimistic view of the future. the poll found the number of americans who think the country is on the wrong track dropped five points last month to 58%. that is down from 63% in june. >>> last night on the rachel maddow show, james carville talked to rachel about why the issue of student loans is so important to democrats in the upcoming election. >> when you talk about what the middle class or how do you regrow the middle class, how do you bring it back, education is at the forefront. they understand that. i grew up you know, that was the ticket to prosperity. if you got an education, yo
. >>> almost four months to go before november's elections. new poll numbers show president obama expand pd his lead over his republican rival mitt romney. if the election were held today a new reuters ipsos poll shows president obama leads mitt romney among registered voters 49% to 43%. the president has a slim one-point lead over his opponent in the same poll back in june. >>> the president's improved standing appears to be fueled by americans slightly more optimistic view...
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a very close election might end with 269 lech toelectoral votes. one short each, the president would be chosen by the incoming congress. >>> politico reports the mystery continues over illinois congressman jesse jackson jr.'s medical leave of absence due to exhaustion. illinois democratic senator dick durbin said yesterday, jackson will soon have to explain to his constituents. >>> a family drama escalated on fox news as act jon voight said good to her, referring to angelina jolie's mother made they are announcement. she and brad pitt making an announcement of engagement after seven years together. >>> and figures out the tea party saying i know what racism is better than nib has ever been a racist, this by james earl jones. >>> a survey may have found the latest key voting bloc. a poll of iphone and android phone users found 49% plan to vote for president obama in november while 31% support mitt romney. >>> politico notes democratic congressman barney frank's comments that republicans mostly ignored his same-sex marriage, frank said, a couple of r
a very close election might end with 269 lech toelectoral votes. one short each, the president would be chosen by the incoming congress. >>> politico reports the mystery continues over illinois congressman jesse jackson jr.'s medical leave of absence due to exhaustion. illinois democratic senator dick durbin said yesterday, jackson will soon have to explain to his constituents. >>> a family drama escalated on fox news as act jon voight said good to her, referring to angelina...
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to cast ballots on election day. the judge said he was concerned that the law could prevent some people from voting. stricter voter i.d. laws in four states remain, but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watered down including those in florida, ohio and of course now in pennsylvania. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. the airline originally called for eight of its planes to be inspected but later ordered 47 of its aircraft to be checked. american blames the problem on clamps that were supposed to hold the seats in place but were not properly installed. meanwhile, american and its pilots union continued a contentious renegotiation over its labor agreements. both the airline and the union representing its mechanics deny labor issues played any role in the seat problem. >>> here's a look at stories making news today in america. we are going to begin in minnesota where a wheelchair bound suspect suffered a brutal beat
to cast ballots on election day. the judge said he was concerned that the law could prevent some people from voting. stricter voter i.d. laws in four states remain, but tougher laws in at least six other states were either shelved or watered down including those in florida, ohio and of course now in pennsylvania. >>> american airlines now says it knows why passenger seats broke loose causing a pair of emergency landings. the airline originally called for eight of its planes to be...
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that's why i'm running for re-election. >> that's what this election is about. moving forward. bunt only one party is offering a path to do that. joining me now in charlotte is steve kornacki, co-host of "the cycle" on msnbc. jonathan capehart, opinion writer for "the washington post" and an msnbc contributor. first, thanks to both of you for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> steve, let me start with you. this is a very close election. what do the democrats need to do in charlotte tonight and this week? >> you know, the word i keep coming back to is context. you know, what obama is up against, what democrats are up against. powerful tendency of swing voters when the economy, when economic anxiety is high, unemployment is stalled at a really high level. there's just this sort of tendency to want to take it out on the incouple went and that really is -- i look to that republican convention last week and to me that was sort of -- the overriding theme. especially of romney's acceptance speech. it was a very generic acceptance speech. we talk about how there weren't that ma
that's why i'm running for re-election. >> that's what this election is about. moving forward. bunt only one party is offering a path to do that. joining me now in charlotte is steve kornacki, co-host of "the cycle" on msnbc. jonathan capehart, opinion writer for "the washington post" and an msnbc contributor. first, thanks to both of you for being here. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> steve, let me start with you. this is a very close election. what...
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house speaker john boehner promises an election year fight over the federal debt ceiling. this is mitt romney warns of a prairie fire of debt consuming the country under president obama. the question is, will this debate over the size of government be the core issue of this presidential election? >>> meanwhile, the fbi launches an investigation into the accounting practices of jpmorgan chase after the announce. last week of a loss of $2 billion. what does it tell us now that the fbi is
house speaker john boehner promises an election year fight over the federal debt ceiling. this is mitt romney warns of a prairie fire of debt consuming the country under president obama. the question is, will this debate over the size of government be the core issue of this presidential election? >>> meanwhile, the fbi launches an investigation into the accounting practices of jpmorgan chase after the announce. last week of a loss of $2 billion. what does it tell us now that the fbi is
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two former election commission took the view that these, this money did not come under the law. clearly the federal government saw it otherwise. other campaign experts have seen it otherwise as well. this is really, we're really kind of out in a territory here on this particular application of campaign finance law. >> indeed. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. thank you so much for helping us through the confusion. john q. kelly has been following this breaking news with us this afternoon. i guess you're as flummoxed as we all are. >> reporter: absolutely. i want to go back to something you brought up a few minutes ago and you were dead on. it has to go with the usual drama and taking a verdict. and a big part of that is the jury will come into the courtroom. the jury foreperson will hand the verdict sheet to the clerk. will hand it to the judge. the judge will then check the verdict sheet to make sure all questions are answered. everything is appropriately filled out. it will go back to the clerk and the jury foreman. that way you don't have any wild cards or surpris
two former election commission took the view that these, this money did not come under the law. clearly the federal government saw it otherwise. other campaign experts have seen it otherwise as well. this is really, we're really kind of out in a territory here on this particular application of campaign finance law. >> indeed. nbc news justice correspondent pete williams. thank you so much for helping us through the confusion. john q. kelly has been following this breaking news with us...
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. >> when we win this election, we go fix this mess in washington! >> reporter: in the 48 hours since congressman paul ryan was added to the romney ticket, the gop presidential campaign has fired up. >> i guess you think i made the right decision, the right choice. [ cheers and applause ] i know i did. >> reporter: president obama in his hometown of chicago moved fast to define ryan by his budget plan and tie romney to it. >> this kind of top-down economics is central to governor romney and it is central to his running mate. just yesterday morning my opponent chose his running mate, the ideological leader of the republicans in congress, mr. paul ryan. >> reporter: the gop campaign will divide and conquer this week. the romney bus tour rolls into florida today without ryan. the wisconsin native heads to drought-strickened eye ooi wa, the same state the president campaigns in today. obama will tour a farm in iowa and announce the agriculture department is buying up pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help support farmers suffering from a very hot and dr
. >> when we win this election, we go fix this mess in washington! >> reporter: in the 48 hours since congressman paul ryan was added to the romney ticket, the gop presidential campaign has fired up. >> i guess you think i made the right decision, the right choice. [ cheers and applause ] i know i did. >> reporter: president obama in his hometown of chicago moved fast to define ryan by his budget plan and tie romney to it. >> this kind of top-down economics is...
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despite losing the election. first of all, he says, their in-house production operation allowed them to churn out ads in record time. but minchillo also says if you make the chinese news agency angry, i figure you're doing something right. romney drew the wrath of china's news agency for promising to label them a currency manipulator. unfortunately for the mad men, it wasn't just the chinese who were paying attention. a general motors spokesman accused them of entering into a parallel universe with that ad saying jeep was shipping american jobs over to china. >>> finally, a toddler takes in cnbc's fiscal cliff talk. [ laughing ] >> that's like young kids who say they like me saying "let's play hardball." anyway, that's going viral, obviously. >>> up next, 44% of a certain group of americans tell pollsters seceding from the union might be a good idea. who are these people? half think aa.c.o.r.n., which no longer exists, stole the election. what is this fringe called? it's called the gop. wait until you see these s
despite losing the election. first of all, he says, their in-house production operation allowed them to churn out ads in record time. but minchillo also says if you make the chinese news agency angry, i figure you're doing something right. romney drew the wrath of china's news agency for promising to label them a currency manipulator. unfortunately for the mad men, it wasn't just the chinese who were paying attention. a general motors spokesman accused them of entering into a parallel universe...
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in our elections. i thinkoln virare interested in people who get stuff done and they felt last time and again i think this time they weigh the two candidates and they feel like president obama's record and the fact that he's got a plan for moving forward. you know, one of the things that i think has not got enough s ussor 2ears election, i longer than i've been a politician. my biggest critique of the romney/ryan approach is the business plan isn't a plan i would invest in and i don't think mitt romney at bai would invest in. a good business invests in workforce, pnt and equipment, how to staaheadth etn. governments do it in education, infrastructure, and r&d and romney/ryan plan cuts that by 75%. i don't know how you stay competitive if you spend less an 5% of federal resrces on educating your workforce and building roads and bridges and di china, even europe is doing more than that. i think that kind of business plan approach is something that resonates in virginia. >> do you believe one of the other
in our elections. i thinkoln virare interested in people who get stuff done and they felt last time and again i think this time they weigh the two candidates and they feel like president obama's record and the fact that he's got a plan for moving forward. you know, one of the things that i think has not got enough s ussor 2ears election, i longer than i've been a politician. my biggest critique of the romney/ryan approach is the business plan isn't a plan i would invest in and i don't think...
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the issue of contraceptive coverage may be shaping up to be an election year issue. republicans in washington and on the campaign trail are speaking out against a new rule requiring that all insurers include birth control in their health care coverage. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the white house says the president is trying to protect women but republicans say he's gone too far. congressional republicans are vowing to roll back the obama administration's controversial policy forcing religious groups with insurance plans to cover birth control. >> this attack by the federal government on religious freedom in our country must not stand and will not stand. >> this is not a women's rights issue. this is a religious liberty issue. >> reporter: the catholic church had hoped to get a waiver but didn't. >> the mandate is actually government imposing upon the church requirements that would be against our conscience. >> reporter: now the issue is a talking point on the presidential campaign trail. >
the issue of contraceptive coverage may be shaping up to be an election year issue. republicans in washington and on the campaign trail are speaking out against a new rule requiring that all insurers include birth control in their health care coverage. nbc's brian mooar joins us from washington with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the white house says the president is trying to protect women but republicans say he's gone too far. congressional republicans are...
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. >> the impact of the election, sir? >> i am not worried at this point about the impact on the election. i am worried about the impact on families and i'm worried about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy and on transportation. you know, the ee lx will take care itself. >> how big of an impact is the hurricane to have in voters' minds, cynthia? >> first of all, the presidential's statement was pitch perfect. i am here in my capacity as president of the united states to support everyone. those who will vote for me and those who will not. but i think it's also true that mitt romney must be feeling a little bit frustrated by the fact that viewers are, first of all, going to see reports mostly about the hurricane and its development. when they hear from officials, it will be governors and mayors in his capacity as the commander in chief. and so it throws both campaigns off a bit but it throws mitt romney off more because he has less opportunity now to get his message out because pe
. >> the impact of the election, sir? >> i am not worried at this point about the impact on the election. i am worried about the impact on families and i'm worried about the impact on our first responders. i'm worried about the impact on our economy and on transportation. you know, the ee lx will take care itself. >> how big of an impact is the hurricane to have in voters' minds, cynthia? >> first of all, the presidential's statement was pitch perfect. i am here in my...
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become familiar with your elected representatives. vote, not just once in a while, but every year in every election. even better, run for a seat at the table yourself. we simply cannot move forward unless all of us are engaged. be engaged means not simply recognizing what is wrong, not simply complaining about our talking about our problems, but acting. it means waking up and changing the situation. that is a lesson that so many of you have already began to learn during your time here at anc. you have volunteered 35,000 hours of service. you have mentored your peers and marched and walked four causes you believe in. you have cleaned up streets. you have served at the ymca and so many other organizations. some of you have committed yourselves to serving our country, including 11 of you who will be commissioned in the army or the reserves later this afternoon. with that kind of action and that kind of commitment, all of you have begun to carry on that proud legacy of the greensboro four. today, i am reminded of a quote of one of those y
become familiar with your elected representatives. vote, not just once in a while, but every year in every election. even better, run for a seat at the table yourself. we simply cannot move forward unless all of us are engaged. be engaged means not simply recognizing what is wrong, not simply complaining about our talking about our problems, but acting. it means waking up and changing the situation. that is a lesson that so many of you have already began to learn during your time here at anc....
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house speaker john boehner promises an election year fight over the federal debt ceiling. this is mitt romney warns of a prairie fire of debt consuming the country under president obama. the question is, will this debate over the size of government be the core issue of this presidential election? >>> meanwhile, the fbi launches an investigation into the accounting practices of jpmorgan chase after the announce. last week of a loss of $2 billion. what does it tell us now that the fbi is jumping in? >>> and the se thing miami heat got a little less sure last night at home against the indiana pacers. the question is, with chris bosh hurt, could the faifrlt heat be in a little trouble? it's "way too early" for this. good morning. i'm willie geist, and this is "way too early," the show being investigated by the fbi for early morning crimes against humanity. i'm glad you're up with us watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. e-mail me or tweet me, let me know what you're doing up. or
house speaker john boehner promises an election year fight over the federal debt ceiling. this is mitt romney warns of a prairie fire of debt consuming the country under president obama. the question is, will this debate over the size of government be the core issue of this presidential election? >>> meanwhile, the fbi launches an investigation into the accounting practices of jpmorgan chase after the announce. last week of a loss of $2 billion. what does it tell us now that the fbi is...
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what it means for his re-election. we also, i think, ask questions about how cynical a decision this was for him to make, and i do think we probably should have had more scrutiny in ourselves, because i think it was an open secret that this president favored same-sex marriage, and we let him get away with this evolving substances. >> what about abc simply agreeing that the white house could select the correspondent? does that bother anybody? >> well, robin roberts is, of course, the co-host of good morning america, as is george stephanopoulos, and i was going to ask you, but you kind of preetched it. a lot of people, including myself, observed that, first of all, she's -- she knows the obamas. she's a nonconfrontational intufr, and she's also an african-american. is it fair to point it out, but you did point it out. >> i think there was symbolism. they have a good relationship. she's interviewed michelle obama. i would always sort of complain internally when i would cover michelle obama that she would always give the i
what it means for his re-election. we also, i think, ask questions about how cynical a decision this was for him to make, and i do think we probably should have had more scrutiny in ourselves, because i think it was an open secret that this president favored same-sex marriage, and we let him get away with this evolving substances. >> what about abc simply agreeing that the white house could select the correspondent? does that bother anybody? >> well, robin roberts is, of course, the...
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. >>> ahead 11 elections could lead to a week on wall street and the disruptive arraignment of the mass murder and plane hijacking. then the vice president talking about same sex marriage. that and more on 11:00. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even a cinnamon one the kids love. a nutritious cereal that makes everybody happy? like i said, wow. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavors. good and gluten free. >>> a port cal shake up in europe. experts predict that markets will stumble this week. french voters have given their current president the boot. opting for essential list of valon. he has pledged to rethat gosh appreciate a program and pull troops. then greek voters pun libbed the dominant lit cat party on the way that they handle the countries crisis. they are receiving a bail out and one promised to reme nourthbound appreciate the bill turn out. >>>
. >>> ahead 11 elections could lead to a week on wall street and the disruptive arraignment of the mass murder and plane hijacking. then the vice president talking about same sex marriage. that and more on 11:00. [ mom ] to me, chex is not just a little bowl of cereal, it's kind of a big deal. to find nutritious and gluten-free cereals my whole family actually loves? well, the word "wow" comes to mind. and then a friend told me chex has five flavors that are gluten-free. even...
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there are just 57 days to go until this election and the obama campaign is enjoying every bit of it. this week president obama was swept up by a pizza shop owner who happens to be a big fan. did i mention the guy's a republican? and the a.p. snapped this photo of vice president biden chatting it up with a female biker. no wonder they are in such a good mood. a new poll has them up 6 points over the gop ticket. then, there's governor romney. let's just say, well, he had a difficult weekend. the last time he stumbled this badly was during his disstas rouse overseas trip. remember that? it was so awful the media coined a phrase called romney shambles. well, after yesterday, i think we need to bring that phrase back. mr. romney has run a campaign in which he's offered no specifics, in which he's played fast and loose with the truth and, worst of all, he thought he could get away with it. but this weekend, that strategy was blown out of the water. for months he said he'd repeal the health care law. but now he's trying to hedge his bets. >> on health care, you say that you would rescind th
there are just 57 days to go until this election and the obama campaign is enjoying every bit of it. this week president obama was swept up by a pizza shop owner who happens to be a big fan. did i mention the guy's a republican? and the a.p. snapped this photo of vice president biden chatting it up with a female biker. no wonder they are in such a good mood. a new poll has them up 6 points over the gop ticket. then, there's governor romney. let's just say, well, he had a difficult weekend. the...
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forward to what can e achieved in the senate n the next 88months despite a very difficult national election atmosphereei hope that richard mourdock prevails in november so he can contribute to that rrpubbican majority in the senatt.but he also distributed a statemeet saying mourdock has embraced an "unrelentinn partisaa mindset."mourdock,,the tate's tteesurer, saii he ran a clean campaign -- and his challenge not bout animmsity, it's is directioonof the republican -3 party, it is about he direction of our countty.in north carolinaa voters passed amendment banninn same-sex voters passed a in north carolina, about the dirrction of our republican party, it is direction of tte ideas. it iss &pabouu the animosity, it's it is about the direction of . the rrpublican party, it is about the direction of our country.in north carolina, voters passed a state ponstituuional amendmeet panning same-sex marriage.the pushee hard for he referendum. as we all know, marriage was - in an exclusive, lifelong covenant.weeare not aati-gay, we are pro-marriage.and in wisconsii, milwaukee mayor tom barrett beat out
forward to what can e achieved in the senate n the next 88months despite a very difficult national election atmosphereei hope that richard mourdock prevails in november so he can contribute to that rrpubbican majority in the senatt.but he also distributed a statemeet saying mourdock has embraced an "unrelentinn partisaa mindset."mourdock,,the tate's tteesurer, saii he ran a clean campaign -- and his challenge not bout animmsity, it's is directioonof the republican -3 party, it is...
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there's an election coming up in a few weeks when. we will send you and your neighbors a vote of the history and we had a line with the recipient of history like the last six elections in the senate primary and a bunch of people elected with addresses on the same block. he got death threats and tons of fathers that felt there was bullying but it turned out that it was remarkably effective that people have their friends and neighbors but whether or not they actually did go out and participate. so the paper was published in this revolutionary because it's basically because it was ten times more seven times more effective than anything that had been used before to mobilize people to vote. no campaigns, parties from institutions wanted to put their name on anything like this before because it really did seem like something of black male and the was a fear of backlash but over the next four or five years in a lot of institutions many of them on the left and academics working with unions, the dnc candidates tried to experiment how to soften
there's an election coming up in a few weeks when. we will send you and your neighbors a vote of the history and we had a line with the recipient of history like the last six elections in the senate primary and a bunch of people elected with addresses on the same block. he got death threats and tons of fathers that felt there was bullying but it turned out that it was remarkably effective that people have their friends and neighbors but whether or not they actually did go out and participate....
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a big event, but will it matter come election day? we'll knock it around with the "morning joe" crew. >>> and when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler to get to know a little better a man named keith judd, he's got a fluffy raccoon tail and he won 41% of the vote in west virginia's primary and is a prison inmate. a liiiiittle bit . [ man ] he hits it! [ morgan ] ...go just a liiiiittle bit further... [ woman ] a perfect 10! [ morgan ] they can even be perfect. and when we come together... to cheer...as one... [ chuckles ] ...we know what happens. [ crowd cheering ] visa. proud sponsor of the olympic games for 25 years. join our global cheer. >>> talk about it all morning, president of the united states offering yesterday his support for gay marriage, saying he believes the issue should be decided by individual states. as of tuesday, north carolina became the 31st state to pass a constitutional amendment that bans same-sex marriage. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends six states and the district of columb
a big event, but will it matter come election day? we'll knock it around with the "morning joe" crew. >>> and when we come back, we'll huddle around the water cooler to get to know a little better a man named keith judd, he's got a fluffy raccoon tail and he won 41% of the vote in west virginia's primary and is a prison inmate. a liiiiittle bit . [ man ] he hits it! [ morgan ] ...go just a liiiiittle bit further... [ woman ] a perfect 10! [ morgan ] they can even be perfect....
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. >> just getting elected will help. >> reporter: mitt romney's message to donors last night as polls show a tight race in neva and north carolina ro'sywo points behind president obama there. but seven points behind in new hampshire. >> now your job is in danger. >> reporter: both sides came out swinging with newampaign ads thursday. >> if i could sit down with you in yr living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say -- >>or wdn virginia beach was something new, something he calls economic patriotism. >> an economic patriotism rooted in the belief that growing our economy begins with a strong and thriving middle class. >> reporter: romney also in virgin told veterans the mbonr.'s debtore anus >> trillion dollar deficits. that debt is owned by somebody. someone holds that. that puts america in a position of economic risk. >> reporter: but even supporters are split on how romney can win this race. >> there is more fire in the be >> he needs tock wite s. abo t economy. >> reporter: more than half the country already started voting days before the first presidential debate.
. >> just getting elected will help. >> reporter: mitt romney's message to donors last night as polls show a tight race in neva and north carolina ro'sywo points behind president obama there. but seven points behind in new hampshire. >> now your job is in danger. >> reporter: both sides came out swinging with newampaign ads thursday. >> if i could sit down with you in yr living room or around the kitchen table, here's what i'd say -- >>or wdn virginia beach...
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it's been seven weeks since the election and there has been a steady stream of behind-the-scenes details coming from both campaigns. now comes the revolution from tag romney that his father had no desire to run for president at least at first. we have more on that from boston. >> i have just called president obama to congratulation him on his victory. >> reporter: as mitt romney, top gop leaders continue assessing how he lost the election to a vulnerable president, the oldest son is raising eyebrows about his dad's initial reluctance to make another run. tagg romney said he wanted to be press less than anyone else in the world. if he could have found someone else to make the run, he would have stepped aside. >> i do know that there were very serious discussions and concerns at the time before he decided to run and he looked at the field of competition and saw it was pretty weak and his family pushed him to say that he would be the best person given the way the field has taken shape. >> nbc's garrett hak spent nearly a year and a half covering the romney campaign. >> in between campaigns
it's been seven weeks since the election and there has been a steady stream of behind-the-scenes details coming from both campaigns. now comes the revolution from tag romney that his father had no desire to run for president at least at first. we have more on that from boston. >> i have just called president obama to congratulation him on his victory. >> reporter: as mitt romney, top gop leaders continue assessing how he lost the election to a vulnerable president, the oldest son is...
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if he can't, he will likely lose the election. the question coming out of this case is whether it will further mobilize latinos to register and to vote. >> that's a critical question, isn't it? e.j., this is not a group that has voted in huge numbers. there have been these huge mobilization efforts, but they're waiting to see. in fact, in states where there are high latino populations, a swing of 3 or 4 percentage points could turn this election. >> the latino vote has always been under it's potential, as often the case with new immigrant groups. it's grown substantially. a lot of latinos sought citizenship in the '90s and 2 0 2000, and they're a growing group in the electorate. the question is do they mobilize to grow to be a significant portion of the electorate? you know, to go back to these twin cases of arizona and the health care bill, we have until the conservative courts came along since the new deal what legal scholars call the new deal settlement. the idea was the supreme court will leave congress lots of room to legisla
if he can't, he will likely lose the election. the question coming out of this case is whether it will further mobilize latinos to register and to vote. >> that's a critical question, isn't it? e.j., this is not a group that has voted in huge numbers. there have been these huge mobilization efforts, but they're waiting to see. in fact, in states where there are high latino populations, a swing of 3 or 4 percentage points could turn this election. >> the latino vote has always been...
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but, how biden's from the heart declaration will affect the election is anyone's guess. also, president obama kicked off his re-election campaign this wct weekend by rejecting the question, are you better off than you were four years ago? he said the right question is, where are we going to go from here? romney, he said, wants to go back to the policies that got us into this mess. and one thing that keeps team obama up at night are all those new voter i.d. laws that republicans are getting written into state laws. their real effect will be to keep democrats from voting. thing is, it may just work. how's that for democracy? finally, let me finish with the civic lesson needed to get people to the polls. now, more than ever. we begin with that failed terror plot. andrea mitchell is nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent. and pete williams is nbc's justice correspondent. pete, lead us in to this, what we know about what the cia discovered, and how they stopped this tragedy from happening. >> well, this, they say, is a great success for intelligence. that the plot was to h
but, how biden's from the heart declaration will affect the election is anyone's guess. also, president obama kicked off his re-election campaign this wct weekend by rejecting the question, are you better off than you were four years ago? he said the right question is, where are we going to go from here? romney, he said, wants to go back to the policies that got us into this mess. and one thing that keeps team obama up at night are all those new voter i.d. laws that republicans are getting...
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. >> the presidential election in november will be a nail biter. >> we will move this country forward. we will finish what we started. god bless the united states of america. >> with two new polls out today, the issue of the day is marriage equality. a new poll shows romney at 48% and president obama at 47% while a u.s. today gallop poll of 12 key swing states has president obama at 47 and romney at 45%. an amendment that would ban same sex marriage in the state would be on the ballot tomorrow. president obama quietly registered his opposition to the amendment two months ago in a written statement put out by his north carolina campaign spokesmen. but what joe biden said on meet the press yesterday put marriage equality in the center of the campaign today. >> is that what you believe? >> that's what i believe. >> are you comfortable with same sex marriage now? >> look, i am vice president of the united states of america. the president sets the policy. i am absolutely comfortable with the fact that men marrying men, women marrying men, they are entitled to the same exact rights, all the
. >> the presidential election in november will be a nail biter. >> we will move this country forward. we will finish what we started. god bless the united states of america. >> with two new polls out today, the issue of the day is marriage equality. a new poll shows romney at 48% and president obama at 47% while a u.s. today gallop poll of 12 key swing states has president obama at 47 and romney at 45%. an amendment that would ban same sex marriage in the state would be on...
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iowa is a huge early voting state and i think if the story of this election ends up being the re-election if it does of president obama, it's going to be all about the early voting and the wider his lead, the wider the state -- the more early voting. >> let me throw up a stat from our iowa poll for folks. among those who say they have voted or will vote early, and mitt romney leads 55/35. so, you know, that is -- that points to the advantage there. i want to move to both wisconsin and new hampshire. i want to put up some job approval numbers for the president. because what's interesting in new hampshire and iowa in particular, the president's job approval was below his ballot cast. >> yeah. and that's what we're seeing here. look, when you're at 49 or 50, that's an okay number. but that doesn't put a lock on this by any stretch of the imagination. so whether it's his approval rating or what he's getting in the bat lot question against mitt romney, he doesn't have to look too far over his shoulders to see that that's mitt romney. he still only has 50%. the approval rating is a key baromete
iowa is a huge early voting state and i think if the story of this election ends up being the re-election if it does of president obama, it's going to be all about the early voting and the wider his lead, the wider the state -- the more early voting. >> let me throw up a stat from our iowa poll for folks. among those who say they have voted or will vote early, and mitt romney leads 55/35. so, you know, that is -- that points to the advantage there. i want to move to both wisconsin and new...
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you go to the board of elections a month after the election, they've updated the voter file. it's yes or no, they voted. persuasion, to see if they change their mind, have to rely on them being honest, their self-reported other choices. so, and the other reason a lot of the people who start doing this work in academia were using basically nonprofit dollars through the institutions and couldn't do partisan work which made it very difficult to do. persuasion in the campaign, but if you're doing non-candidate specific test you can spend university dollars out of your research budget on a. there's a big body of work on the science, and a lot of it is informed by the behavioral psychology. there's far less sort of i think new science of persuasion. one thing i've written about the issues how the obama campaign is trying to adopt these as primitive methods to measure the effect of their mail and the online ads and tv ads and just as propublica, more expensive. but if you would tried to break out of relying solely on focus groups that try to ask voters to imagine any sort of artific
you go to the board of elections a month after the election, they've updated the voter file. it's yes or no, they voted. persuasion, to see if they change their mind, have to rely on them being honest, their self-reported other choices. so, and the other reason a lot of the people who start doing this work in academia were using basically nonprofit dollars through the institutions and couldn't do partisan work which made it very difficult to do. persuasion in the campaign, but if you're doing...
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france's first socialist president elect in almost 25 years spent his first day at work, but already the honeymoon was over. >> in order to make promises and signals to the left of his party, that is going to scare people. >> and today, from america to asia, markets were jittering, worried about hollande's promise to tax and spend his way to growth and jobs. german chancellor angela merkel who rules over europe's largest economy said she would welcome hollande to berlin with open arms but made it clear she wouldn't budge for an austerity plan for europe signed by 25 countries. we don't change everything we've already decided because of some election, whether in big or small countries, she said. people were in a rebellious mood in greece, as well. angry greek voters hammered mainstream parties who supported massive budget cuts as the price for a bailout. now there's talk again of greece pulling out of the eurozone. more uncertainty. >> and whether this drama will lead into a strategy remains to be seen in the next week. >> back in paris, hollande prepared for his first foray into summ
france's first socialist president elect in almost 25 years spent his first day at work, but already the honeymoon was over. >> in order to make promises and signals to the left of his party, that is going to scare people. >> and today, from america to asia, markets were jittering, worried about hollande's promise to tax and spend his way to growth and jobs. german chancellor angela merkel who rules over europe's largest economy said she would welcome hollande to berlin with open...
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we need everybody in this room to take this election personally. we need you to get our information to pass it around to your circle of friends. tell them to take it personally as well. when that happens, we will start polling. we are now about 7% with gov. johnson. we will start calling around 18%. you know what happens then? he will be in the presidential debates with mitt romney and obama. [applause] you will be proud. you know what else will happen? it will make them talk about issues they do not want to talk about. it would change the dynamics completely and will have to talk about liberty, prosperity, and equal opportunity. if he is in those debates -- i cannot wait. i would be involved in one of them with joe biden. i cannot wait. if we are in those debates, all bets are off some. -- off, folks. this will be the revolution we all crave. thank you. yes, i appreciate it. now, let's go to work. thank you. [cheers and applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, i would like to thank those, at a involved. c-span who covered our debate last night, the pres
we need everybody in this room to take this election personally. we need you to get our information to pass it around to your circle of friends. tell them to take it personally as well. when that happens, we will start polling. we are now about 7% with gov. johnson. we will start calling around 18%. you know what happens then? he will be in the presidential debates with mitt romney and obama. [applause] you will be proud. you know what else will happen? it will make them talk about issues they...
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take a listen. >> this is an election with one voter, mitt romney. and he gets to decide who he thinks will be the best vice president of the united states. the fact is if governor romney picks up a phone and calls, then you have to answer the call and listen, at least. >> he's picking up the phone, mark murray. he's picking up the phone. >> well, and that's not too different than what he said in the past few months. chris christie certainly said if he is the guy who is selected, he can't say no to that. but you look at all the activity right now. and the romney campaign, they're not tipping their hand romney might go. but you do see people like kelly ayotte, rob portman making a lot of campaign visits with mitt romney in ohio and other states, you look at tim pawlenty and his surrogate work. those kind of moves give a better indication of a top tier list than a chris christie who hasn't appeared with mitt romney on the campaign trail. those are your clues, but the big important thing to note is this pick is going to be coming pretty soon. either thi
take a listen. >> this is an election with one voter, mitt romney. and he gets to decide who he thinks will be the best vice president of the united states. the fact is if governor romney picks up a phone and calls, then you have to answer the call and listen, at least. >> he's picking up the phone, mark murray. he's picking up the phone. >> well, and that's not too different than what he said in the past few months. chris christie certainly said if he is the guy who is...